Tip time: Ilyasova out with right ankle injury

Indianapolis - Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova will miss Saturday night's game against Indiana due to a right ankle injury, coach Scott Skiles said in his pre-game remarks.

Skiles said he will stay with the same starting lineup he used in Friday's 115-101 loss to Houston: Ekpe Udoh and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute at forwards, Larry Sanders at center and Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings at guards.

Beno Udrih will play again after testing his injured right ankle against the Rockets, playing 24 minutes and contributing 11 points and four assists on Friday.

Udrih missed the San Antonio game earlier in the week after aggravating the injury.

The Bucks are 2-5 in the second game of back-to-back situations and have lost the last four in those situations.

Milwaukee is 2-0 against division rival Indiana thus far, with both victories coming at home. The Bucks can clinch the season series with a victory Saturday. Indiana has won nine of its last 12 but struggled in a 94-75 loss at Boston on Friday.

"Both teams are coming off a disappointing loss," Skiles said. "It's a chance for both teams to pick up a full game. Division game, conference game."

Pacers point guard George Hill is returning to the starting lineup after missing three straight games with a strained right groin.

Indiana (19-14) and Chicago (18-13) lead the Bucks by two games in the Central Division race.

Sanders battled foul trouble and was limited to 18 minutes and just four points against the Rockets. After a 16-point, 11-rebound game against Miami last weekend, Sanders has a total of 14 points in the last three games.

"He was good in the Miami game but he's struggled the last three games," Skiles said. "He just needs to do what he can do. And that's change ends, play with a tremendous amount of energy, dive hard to the front of the rim.